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i want to end with dan gross and sandy froman and common ground. from all you've heard today, dan, where do you see common ground? >> i think the common ground clearly exists from a policy perspective when talking about universal background checks. the reality is, more than nine of ten americans, 74% of nra members support background checks. >> but you have someone who used to be president of the nra, a board member here who doesn't agree. >> it's a board member of the nra and doesn't agree with the members of the nra. >> is that true? >> no. and i think if you talk to most americans what they will say is the problem is not law-abiding gun owners, the problem is criminal. any time you regulate inan mate objects rather than the people, you're wasting your time, your energy. one more gun control law is just going to be obeyed by the law abiding. it's not going to be obeyed by criminals. every time you try to regulate the behavior of criminals, it's useless. we need to arrest those people, prosecute them and put them away where they can't hurt anybody
i want to end with dan gross and sandy froman and common ground. from all you've heard today, dan, where do you see common ground? >> i think the common ground clearly exists from a policy perspective when talking about universal background checks. the reality is, more than nine of ten americans, 74% of nra members support background checks. >> but you have someone who used to be president of the nra, a board member here who doesn't agree. >> it's a board member of the nra and...
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it re-enforced the second amendment. >> let me bring in sandy from the nra. why are you against the idea of, you know, gun shows -- buyers having to have background checks or private sales having background checks? >> first of all, that 40% number is just not true. that's based on an old study that was a study of ordinary, law-abiding people, people like you and me, people in the audience today. it wasn't a study of where criminals get their guns. >> but they do buy their guns privately. >> yes, but the law abiding people aren't who you have to worry about. if you look at people who were incarcerated in prison, less than 2% of them got their guns at gun shows. 85% got their guns on the street, black market. they stole them, or other illegal means. >> some of those are strawmen who are buying guns legally and selling them illegally. still, the question is, why shouldn't everybody who is buying a gun legally undergo a background check? >> because there's a cost for this kind of basically bureaucracy. why should a law abiding citizen who isn't a problem, who is
it re-enforced the second amendment. >> let me bring in sandy from the nra. why are you against the idea of, you know, gun shows -- buyers having to have background checks or private sales having background checks? >> first of all, that 40% number is just not true. that's based on an old study that was a study of ordinary, law-abiding people, people like you and me, people in the audience today. it wasn't a study of where criminals get their guns. >> but they do buy their guns...
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some of the sandy hook parents argue to make them even stricter. they faced opposition from vocal opponents in the crowd. >> reporter: metal detectors, heavy security and a sign on the door reading, no guns allowed. that's what greeted hundreds attending this connecticut hearing on gun laws. >> try to put yourself in the place i'm in. not a good feeling to look at your child in a casket or with your child with a bullet wound to the forehead. >> reporter: neil heslin's son jesse was killed in newtown, but that didn't seem to matter to the hecklers. >> if there's one person in this room that can give me a reason or challenge this question, why anybody in this room needs to have one of these assault-style weapons or military weapons or high capacity clips? not one person can answer that question. all right. >> please, please, no comments while mr. heslin is speaking or we'll clear the room. >> reporter: this hearing was designed to review the state's gun laws and hear proposals for change. it was the first time family members who lost loved once at sa
some of the sandy hook parents argue to make them even stricter. they faced opposition from vocal opponents in the crowd. >> reporter: metal detectors, heavy security and a sign on the door reading, no guns allowed. that's what greeted hundreds attending this connecticut hearing on gun laws. >> try to put yourself in the place i'm in. not a good feeling to look at your child in a casket or with your child with a bullet wound to the forehead. >> reporter: neil heslin's son...
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." >> nearly three months after superstorm sandy slammed into the northeast, today, the u.s. senate approved more than $50 billion in aid for victims of the storm. the bill got caught up in bipartisan fighting for weeks. small businesses whose doors are still closed but who must reopen. >> 90 days ard sandy struck and today we finally struck back. the passage of this bill will mean money for homeowners who lost everything and need to rebuild. small businesses whose doors are still closed but who must reopen, and protections for our coastlines and vital infrastructures to make sure that the next time a strong storm strikes, we're not hit that hard. >> israel's prime minister ariel sharon is showing brain activity when family members speak to him even though he's been comatose for seven years. that's according to doctors treating the 84-year-old. medical experts warn it's not proof he will wake up or that he's conscious of sounds. >>> a change in the netherlands. the queen announced she would abdicate her throne in april to her son, prince william alexander. the 75-year-old que
." >> nearly three months after superstorm sandy slammed into the northeast, today, the u.s. senate approved more than $50 billion in aid for victims of the storm. the bill got caught up in bipartisan fighting for weeks. small businesses whose doors are still closed but who must reopen. >> 90 days ard sandy struck and today we finally struck back. the passage of this bill will mean money for homeowners who lost everything and need to rebuild. small businesses whose doors are...
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. >> nearly three months after superstorm sandy slammed into the northeast, today, the u.s. senate approved more than $60 billion in aid for victims of the storm. the bill got caught up in bipartisan fighting for weeks. >> former israeli prime minister aerial shurron is showing brain activity when family members speak to him even though he's been comatose for seven years. that's according to doctors treating the 84-year-old. medical experts warn it's not proof he will wake up or that he's conscious of sounds. >> a change in the netherlands. the queen announced she would abdicate her throloep in april her son. she has reigned for 33 years. >>> and in iran says it has launched a monkey into space. the u.s. state department says it has no way of confirming the report but says it is concerned. if it's true, they could launch long-range missiles. just for the record, the u.s. was the first to launch a monkey into space. >> thanks very much. you probably heard the warnings about this year's flu outbreak reaching epidemic proportions. now there's concerns about the spread of innoro
. >> nearly three months after superstorm sandy slammed into the northeast, today, the u.s. senate approved more than $60 billion in aid for victims of the storm. the bill got caught up in bipartisan fighting for weeks. >> former israeli prime minister aerial shurron is showing brain activity when family members speak to him even though he's been comatose for seven years. that's according to doctors treating the 84-year-old. medical experts warn it's not proof he will wake up or...
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what better way to leave you with the sandy hook chorus singing america the beautiful with jennifer hudson. ♪ ♪ >>> we have breaking news in the alabama hostage rescue tonight. we are waiting for a news conference and late new details now from midland city as we wait for authorities to step in front of the cameras there. i want to bring you up to date on what went down today. the boy in question, 5-year-old ethan is safe tonight. we just got this photo to the left of him entering the hospital safe and sound, his armed captor, an alleged killer, is dead. jimmy lee dykes grabbed the boy from a school bus six days ago. after holding the boy in a bunker for nearly a week now, talking with authorities through a pvc pipe things began breaking down. today authorities went in saving the boy and killing jimmy lee dykes. we're waiting to hear from state, local and federal officials. we just learned that president obama has spoken with fbi director mueller to congratulate him on how the operation ended, how things went down. as we wait for that news conference, we are joined now by marty savage,
what better way to leave you with the sandy hook chorus singing america the beautiful with jennifer hudson. ♪ ♪ >>> we have breaking news in the alabama hostage rescue tonight. we are waiting for a news conference and late new details now from midland city as we wait for authorities to step in front of the cameras there. i want to bring you up to date on what went down today. the boy in question, 5-year-old ethan is safe tonight. we just got this photo to the left of him entering...